Test Automation Engineer (C# SDET)

Birmingham OR London | Hybrid (2 Days per Week) | Up to £60,000 + Bonus

Our client is a leading software business trusted by organisations across the UK and internationally. As part of a major shift-left testing initiative, they are looking to hire their first dedicated Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help drive quality throughout the development lifecycle.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a developer with hands on coding experience and testing exposure (building and maintaining automation frameworks) who wants to take on ownership. The plan is to build out the department, leading to an opportunity to manage a team in the future.

The Role

This is a role for someone who wants to progress within their career, with knowledge of building automated frameworks, practical use of C#/.NET, and usage of BDD frameworks (gherkin/cucumber preferred but others welcome). The focus for this role is solely at the backend, having backend automation experience is essential.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing automated test frameworks
• Developing test coverage across unit, integration, and API layers
• Identifying gaps in existing test coverage and proposing improvements
• Supporting the adoption of shift-left testing practices
• Collaborating with developers to improve software quality and testability
• Helping integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Influencing tooling, frameworks and quality engineering best practices
• Experience in backend test automation
• Must be able to write code
• Knowledge building, extending or integrating automated testing frameworks
• Understanding of unit, integration, API and service-level testing
• Knowledge of software engineering principles and architecture
• Ability to identify testing gaps and improve quality processes
• Strong communication skills and confidence challenging existing approaches when appropriateGherkin or BDD methodologies
• SpecFlow
• Pact or contract testing tools
• Experience working within complex enterprise applications

Why Apply?

• Be the first dedicated SDET in the business
• Genuine ownership and influence over automative tooling
• Hybrid working with flexibility around office days
• Bonus scheme and share options
• Private healthcare and comprehensive benefits package
• Excellent long-term career progression
• Opportunity to work alongside highly skilled software engineers and technical leaders

Please note: sponsorship is not available for this position.